According to the student website, many only give limited treatment for free and some of those countries seem to have time limits on their citizens in the UK for them to be covered under reciprocal agreements. They also warn the list of countries may change.Casa wrote:Just to clarify, countries which have a bi-lateral agreement with the UK for health care are:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Yugoslavia i.e. Serbia & Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Macedonia, Moldova, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and residents of the following countries: Anguilla, Australia, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Channel Islands, Falkland Islands, Iceland, Isle of Man, Montserrat, St. Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Even EU EHICs are restricted (by that EEA country) for visiting/temporary stays and have limits on what is covered for free (paid for by another EEA country) in the UK.
Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
The UK has reciprocal health care agreements for the following people:
Citizens of: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Georgia; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Moldova; New Zealand; Russia; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; and Uzbekistan
Residents of Anguilla; Australia; Barbados; British Virgin Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar (but only if expected to stay in UK for a maximum of 30 days); Isle of Man (provided stay will not exceed 3 months); Jersey (provided stay will not exceed 3 months); Montserrat; St Helena (not Ascension Island or Tristan da Cunha); and Turks and Caicos Islands
Insured persons of: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia
Please note that this list changes, as new arrangements are agreed, or existing agreements end.
If you are covered by a reciprocal health care agreement, you will be eligible for some free NHS hospital treatment even if your course lasts less than six months. Reciprocal health care agreements generally cover free hospital treatment, the need for which arose during your stay, but in many cases do not cover treatment of an existing condition. Before you travel, you should seek advice from the health authorities in your home country about what treatment will be covered. You may still need to take out limited medical insurance.
http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/International- ... pril-2015/#